The whole trial of Mr. Christopher Love, before a pretended high court of justice…The whole triall of Mr. Christopher Love, before a pretended high court of justice…

At. Gen. He may overthrow the Indictment by the witness; and I believe he is convinced, that the court hath jurisdiction in as full and express terms as law and authority can give them. And for the next, I may say, your Lordship and the court did never allow a counsel to pick holes and find faults. But if he object that to you that is just and probable, and that which is dubious and doubtful, and fit to be debated in law, Assign him counsel. You have heard all his particular exceptions, and given your judgement upon them all. But I hope, he doth not here expect to have lectures of law read him, and to make him understand them. But as to those particular exceptions that he hath made to you, I think some satisfaction is given, and that every man is satisfied, and that there is no colour of doubt there; for matter of fact, and the times that he insists upon. For the Act directing what offences are treason, and not to be arraigned unless they be prosecuted within a year, I must tell him, the impeachment is laid from 1648 to 1651. Yet my Lord, I shall make it appear, that the Indictment doth look backward to some offences, and forward to others; it is laid first in general. He committed such and such treasons and offences in such and such years. And I shall come with the evidence, and apply them to such times that are within your power, and in which the law makes them offences: And this is to be debated then, and not to be once spoken of now. My Lord, I shall begin from 1648. and run on with him, that he hath continued in a treasonable disposition, and in treasonable plottings, to the time he was laid up, and since; and will justify all; and therefore it behoves him to insist upon it. And I will make it appear, that he was one of the first that ever did appear against this Common-wealth in plotting; and he did continue so until the time of his restraint, and after that time.

Att. Gen. He may overthrow the Indictment by the witnesse; and I believe he is convinced, that the court hath jurisdiction in as full and expresse terms as law and authority can give them. And for the next, I may say, your Lordship and the court did never allow a counsel to pick holes and finde faults. But if he object that to you that is just and probable, and that which is dubious and doubtful, and fit to be debated in law, Assigne him counsel. You have heard all his particular exceptions, and given your judgement upon them all. But I hope, he doth not here expect to have lectures of law read him, and to make him understand them. But as to those particular exceptions that he hath made to you, I think some satisfaction is given, and that every man is satisfied, and that there is no colour of doubt there; for matter of fact, and the times that he insists upon. For the Act directing what offences are treason, and not to be arraigned unlesse they be prosecuted within a yeer, I must tell him, the impeachment is laid from 1648 to 1651. Yet my Lord, I shall make it appear, that the Indictment doth look backward to some offences, and forward to others; it is laid first in general. He committed such and such treasons and offences in such and such years. And I shall come with the evidence, and apply them to such times that are within your power, and in which the law makes them offences: And this is to be debated then, and not to be once spoken of now. My Lord, I shall begin from 1648. and run on with him, that he hath continued in a treasonable disposition, and in treasonable plottings, to the time he was laid up, and since; and will justifie all; and therefore it behoves him to insist upon it. And I will make it appear, that he was one of the first that ever did appear against this Common-wealth in plotting; and he did continue so until the time of his restraint, and after that time.